CBCP agency remains vigilant against death penalty
Mr. Rodolfo Diamante, executive secretary of the bishops’ Commission on Prison Pastoral Care, presents a handbook against death penalty after a Mass commemorating the 12th anniversary of the abolition of the capital punishment in the country, June 25, 2018. Opponents of the proposal to reinstate capital punishment in the country remains steadfast and are keeping a close eye on the Senate. Marking the 12th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty with a Mass in Manila on Monday, staunch “right to life” advocates said there is no room for complacency as the ball remains in the hands of the…
Update on Pro-life Phils. Training Workshop
Dear Brethren: We wish to extend our apologies to everyone who make their reservations to participate in Pro-life Philippines’ training workshop this coming 21 to 23 June, 2018. We are postponing the same to a future date as we attend to some administrative matters concerning its conduct. We shall inform you soonest of the details as regards the workshop. Again our apologies for the inconvenience. Maraming salamat po. God bless ! Sincerely, Rita Linda D. Dayrit President Pro-life Philippines
New Study: Epidemic of depression has roots in digital addiction
We now have an epidemic of depression. The epidemic is clearly seen in the US, but it is also here now in the Philippines based on several feedback from educators and from psychiatrists. What brought this about? Recent research published this month by the scientific journal, NeuroRegulation, has confirmed the suspicion of educators: the heaviest smartphone users exhibited the highest degree of depression, anxiety and loneliness. The term for this is “phoneliness”. The reason is that digital addiction shows similar patterns as drug addiction. The alerts, bells and pings form a constant dopamine stimulus that keeps us wanting to stay connected…
If we want school shootings, break up the family
WE’VE seen them on TV and videos. We have seen the anguish, anger, and unbearable fear of young people who survived. One survivor who was being interviewed, just faltered: “I can’t do it, I’m sorry, I can’t,” as he choked and walked away. Entering the feelings of the children who were inside one of those classrooms should help us think seriously, and decide that we do not want any of those elements that have led to this hellish state in the most influential nation in the world. And so it should lead us to research with a most non-prejudiced mind…
Training Workshop on Promoting and Upholding Life, Marriage and Family & How to be a Prolife Warrior
Dear Brethren: I wish to invite you and your Diocese/ Parish/ School/ Organization to participate in the Prolife Philippines Foundation’s Training Workshop on Pro Life and Pro Family Advocacy. The current offering will be on “Promoting and Upholding Life, Marriage and Family and How to be a Prolife Warrior” scheduled on June 21 – 23, 2018 at St. Paul’s University, Quezon City, HRM Function Room, 2nd Floor. This 3-day live-out training program is designed to develop and enhance the skills of our participants in the promotion of the sanctity of life, marriage and the family through the provision of requisite…
Couples told: ‘Have courage to fight divorce bill’
Pro-life advocate Mae Amorante shares inputs during an enhancement seminar for Pre-Cana facilitators in the Diocese of Malolos.RAINIER POLICARPIO Speaking at a recently-concluded enhancement seminar for Pre-Cana facilitators in the Diocese of Malolos, Mae Amorante called on husbands and wives to deepen their understanding of marriage and to take a stand against the proposed divorce bill. “One of the challenges the society faces nowadays is the number of dysfunctional marriages and families,” she said in an interview with CBCP News. “And with this, all of us must find the courage to speak our minds about divorce.” “Let us remember that right…
DIVORCE….Why not?
1. Divorce in the Philippines is not legal but it looks like there are more couples getting an annulment. Isn’t this enough reason to legalize divorce? The increasing numbers may be due to a greater awareness of this procedure than before. We get to know more about annulments or separations today especially if they involve movie or society personalities. The media loves to elaborate on the details but no one seems to be paying attention to the millions of good marriages around, which do not see print. In Defense of Marriage: Why is divorce no good? 2. The Philippines is…
Divorce: Three Questions, Three Answers
1) How do you answer spouses who claim they just want “to be happy” that’s why they are seeking a divorce? Instituting divorce will, in the long run, cause more, not fewer, unhappy couples. It will doom many already-unhappy couples to even greater unhappiness. It will create a new temptation for marriages that are experiencing problems, but are not marked by abuse and incapacity. It will also represent an opportunity for men and women who do not have the maturity to be married, to more easily jump from one marriage to another, wreaking havoc as they go. We have a…
CBCP: ‘Divorce law could destroy struggling but repairable marriages’
Giving struggling couples an easy option to jump ship is like consigning still fixable marriages to an instant death. This was one of the main messages of the Philippine bishops in a pastoral statement on the pending divorce bill, issued March 13, Tuesday. “In a context in which divorce is presented as an easy option, marriages and families are bound to break up more easily,” said Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president Archbishop of Davao Romulo Valles. 4 out of 10 marriages The prelate also posed the question of whether the Philippines is setting out to follow the…
